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Description

Checks out a row

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Syntax

checkout($who, $oid=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$who		The id of the user
$oid	null	The primary key value for the row

Returns

boolean True if successful, or if checkout is not supported

Defined in

libraries/joomla/database/table.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.database.table' );

Source Body

function checkout( $who, $oid = null )
{
        if (!in_array( 'checked_out', array_keys($this->getProperties()) )) {
                return true;
        }

        $k = $this->_tbl_key;
        if ($oid !== null) {
                $this->$k = $oid;
        }

        $date =& JFactory::getDate();
        $time = $date->toMysql();

        $query = 'UPDATE '.$this->_db->nameQuote( $this->_tbl ) .
                ' SET checked_out = '.(int)$who.', checked_out_time = '.$this->_db->Quote($time) .
                ' WHERE '.$this->_tbl_key.' = '. $this->_db->Quote($this->$k);
        $this->_db->setQuery( $query );

        $this->checked_out = $who;
        $this->checked_out_time = $time;

        return $this->_db->query();
}

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